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Harshavardhan Pandian

Design researcher | Service Designer | Social Innovator | Product Designer

India

1+ year of work experience

Samsung Electronics
Jan 202610 mosOct 2026

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Conduct generative and evaluative research to identify user needs, behaviors, and opportunity areas Synthesize qualitative and quantitative data into clear product and experience directions. Work with design, engineering, and R&D teams to translate insights into feasible product, CMF, and UX/UI roadmaps. Support early-stage innovation through trend analysis, concept framing, and validation.
Good Business Lab
Jul 20256 mosDec 2025

Greater Bengaluru Area

Working on a decarbonization and alternate livelihoods knowledge management platform. Contributing to UX research, system mapping, participatory co-design processes, and information architecture to translate complex research into intuitive, user-centered digital and service touchpoints, enabling actionable insights for policy, worker well-being, and sustainable economic transitions.
Good Business Lab
Jul 20256 mosDec 2025

Ford Foundation
Jan 20251 yrDec 2025

India

As a Ford Foundation Fellow, I am exploring how service and policy design can reimagine public health systems to foster trust, dignity, and community resilience. Through speculative and participatory research, I seek to develop inclusive frameworks that uphold human rights, shape equitable policies, and strengthen public health services. By integrating systemic thinking and design interventions, my work aims to create sustainable, people-centered solutions that drive meaningful change.
IHCRF
Jan 20256 mosJun 2025

Greater Bengaluru Area

Working on human-centered design solutions to strengthen public health systems, with the focus on adolescent girls' health and resilience in the face of climate challenges.
Prabhat Education Foundation
Aug 20243 mosOct 2024

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Designed an ergonomic, inclusive baby carrier for children with cerebral palsy, focusing on special needs considerations to enhance usability and comfort.

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Education

National Institute of Design

Bachelor's degree, Industrial and Product Design

National Institute of Design

20214 yrs2025
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Headline

Design researcher | Service Designer | Social Innovator | Product Designer

Location

India

AI stack

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perplexity

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Work experience

Design Researcher and Strategist at Samsung Electronics, Jan 2026 - Oct 2026 · 10 mos, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, Conduct generative and evaluative research to identify user needs, behaviors, and opportunity areas Synthesize qualitative and quantitative data into clear product and experience directions. Work with design, engineering, and R&D teams to translate insights into feasible product, CMF, and UX/UI roadmaps. Support early-stage innovation through trend analysis, concept framing, and validation.

Design Researcher at Good Business Lab, Jul 2025 - Dec 2025 · 6 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, Working on a decarbonization and alternate livelihoods knowledge management platform. Contributing to UX research, system mapping, participatory co-design processes, and information architecture to translate complex research into intuitive, user-centered digital and service touchpoints, enabling actionable insights for policy, worker well-being, and sustainable economic transitions.

User Experience Designer at Good Business Lab, Jul 2025 - Dec 2025 · 6 mos

Service Designer and Design Researcher at Ford Foundation, Jan 2025 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr, India, As a Ford Foundation Fellow, I am exploring how service and policy design can reimagine public health systems to foster trust, dignity, and community resilience. Through speculative and participatory research, I seek to develop inclusive frameworks that uphold human rights, shape equitable policies, and strengthen public health services. By integrating systemic thinking and design interventions, my work aims to create sustainable, people-centered solutions that drive meaningful change.

Service Designer at IHCRF, Jan 2025 - Jun 2025 · 6 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, Working on human-centered design solutions to strengthen public health systems, with the focus on adolescent girls' health and resilience in the face of climate challenges.

Service Designer at Prabhat Education Foundation, Aug 2024 - Oct 2024 · 3 mos, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Designed an ergonomic, inclusive baby carrier for children with cerebral palsy, focusing on special needs considerations to enhance usability and comfort.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Industrial and Product Design, National Institute of Design

Offsite Pro summer cohort, Industrial and Product Design, Offsite

Public links

harshavardhanpandian.framer.website: https://harshavardhanpandian.framer.website/

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